Lori Ashmore Peters, Member of Law Offices of Joseph E. Ashmore, Jr., P.C.

Summary:

Mrs. Peters was admitted to practice in Texas in 1996.  Her background is in Probate, Ancillary Probate, Estate Planning, Guardianships, Elder Law and Mental Health Law.  She has been certified to serve as Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem in the Probate Courts in Texas. She has served as Court appointed Attorney Ad Litem on numerous cases, as well as Guardian Ad Litem, Guardian and Court appointed Attorney on Mental Illness cases.  She also serves as Master over Probable Cause Hearings on Mental Illness cases.  She works with litigation law firms as a probate consultant and speaks with litigation attorneys regarding the necessity for probate, ancillary probate and possible estate planning as it relates to lawsuits.  She also works with many attorneys and Judges throughout Texas and the United States.

Among other matters, Mrs. Peters has:

 • represented clients in preparing an estate plan for proceeds received in

   multimillion dollar lawsuits;

 • represented litigation law firms in obtaining the necessary probate

   documents to meet fast approaching deadlines in their pursuit of

   survival and/or wrongful death lawsuits;

 • represented families in Guardianship matters to protect the person and

   estate of an incapacitated loved one;

 • represented families in obtaining Mental Illness Warrants to protect

   loved ones who were a danger to themselves or others;

 • represented clients in seeking probate and administering complex

   estates involving banking, real estate, oil and gas and business

   transaction matters; and

 • prepared paperwork for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization from

   Articles of Incorporation and By-laws to completing form 1023,

   Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the

   Internal Revenue Code.

Education:

 • Texas Wesleyan University (J.D., 1996)

 • Texas A&M University (B.A., 1991)

 Bar and Court Admissions:

 • Texas, 1996

 • United States Supreme Court

 • United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit 

Professional Affiliations:

 • State Bar of Texas

 • College of the State Bar of Texas

 • Texas Aggie Bar Association

 • Dallas County Bar Association

 • American Bar Association

 • Greater Dallas Pachyderm Club

 • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

 • Dallas Estate Planning Council

 • Dallas Women Lawyers Association

 • First Republican Women’s Association

 • Advisory Council on Money Mngmt – Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas

 • Texas A&M University - Former Student Association

 • Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member of Friends of Reverchon, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Born:  Dallas, Texas.

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